My '44 Flying Control Dodge

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On Saturday evening, the museum provided a meal for all the re-enactors and vehicle owners and opened up the Sun Inn pub for everyone.



During public hours, re-enactors and vehicle owners aren't allowed to drink or enter the pub.





This was our last evening around the log burner, as we'd all be packing up on Sunday evening.

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Beamish "Dig for Victory" Day 4 - Sunday September 3rd

The Moon was setting over my camp as we began the last day at Beamish.



We set off for the colliery, wanting to get the most out of the day before we had to start packing up the camp. By this time, we'd already packed much of the bedding into the Jeep trailer out of the way, before it got too hot.



We spent some time there, with others from our group coming and going, along with other vehicles.



By late morning, we'd moved on to coffee corner. Last year, we had coffee corner to ourselves, but this year, other vehicle owners have caught on to its strategic position near the bakery, cafe and toilets. A few times, we had to drive on by because the spot was occupied.

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My daughter was in a different dress on Sunday, so we took a few more photos here. On Saturday, I missed out on a morning sausage roll from the bakery, as they'd sold out, but on Sunday, we managed to get some still hot from the oven.



By early afternoon, we were back at camp for some more photos and to pack a few more thngs. We couldn't bring the car and flatbed trailer in to the show field until after 4pm, so we weren't in a major hurry to drop the tents.



Lynne and my daughter then went to have a look at the 1940s and 1950s farm and I finished off my look around the dioramas and re-enactor displays. This year, there were displays spread all over the second show field and it must have been the largest show yet.

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I took the Dodge out with a friend for another lap later in the afternoon, stopping at the colliery and coffee corner for a while. Derek, Andy and Lynne joined me with the Jeeps for one last trip around the site late in the afternoon, before we finished packing up. In the background is the new 1950s town. One street is complete and the framework of the cinema can be seen behind the terraces.



We finally had everything packed up and were ready to roll by 7:30pm, the last of the "Hedgehog Heroes" off the site.



We arrived home at 8:10pm as the sun was setting, but it was another couple of hours before everything was unloaded and the vehicles and trailers were away. We were all very tired, but it had been a great five days.





Many more pictures can be found on my vehicle event gallery pages.....

Set Up
https://www.sacarr.co.uk/mymvs/events/2 ... mish_1.htm

Thursday
https://www.sacarr.co.uk/mymvs/events/2 ... mish_2.htm

Friday
https://www.sacarr.co.uk/mymvs/events/2 ... mish_3.htm

Saturday
https://www.sacarr.co.uk/mymvs/events/2 ... mish_4.htm

Sunday
https://www.sacarr.co.uk/mymvs/events/2 ... mish_5.htm